If you're in the market for a house or condo in D.C., you might feel a twinge of despair looking at prices in the city's most popular neighborhoods. Luckily, there are still bargains out there in D.C.'s lesser-known neighborhoods--some of which are poised to make a big splash soon.

We spoke to five residential real estate experts--and one retail expert--to find where you should spend your money.

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Dan Ford, UrbanPace (sales and marketing for new condos)"Takoma (Map) is a...neighborhood we haven't done work in recently, but it's in the District, on Metro, there's a neighborhood there. I think you'll start to see more neighborhoods like that, where you'll see an acceleration of activity....

"A lot of people who live close-in are getting away from saying they need to be on Metro. We see neighborhoods like Bloomingdale (Map--but seriously?), have a ton of people moving there--there's a lot of price appreciation...You're close to a lot of neighborhoods, especially with the prevalence of bike commuters and more people taking Metrobus."